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Ukrainian refugees returning home for dental treatment

A mother from Ukraine has said she will return to the country in order to get dental treatment due to…

NHS in crisis

Moving from Ukraine to the UK as a paediatric dentist

Mariya Dolhova shares her journey from paediatric dentistry in Ukraine to impacting dental health in the UK. Ukrainian paediatric dentist…

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Dentists join exodus as one in five Ukrainians in south east return home

A dentist is among the one in five Ukrainians in the south east who are opting to return home, prompting…

Dentistry

How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 28 January 2023

Missed out on last week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… What is the profession saying…

Dentistry

We need dentistry at the frontline, says Ukraine’s deputy Health Minister

Oksana Dmytriieva, a former dentist and deputy Health Minister of the Ukrainian government, talks to Leo Jurkiw about how the…

Dentistry

Planmeca donates five mobile dental clinics to Ukraine

Finnish healthcare technology manufacturer Planmeca is donating five fully furnished mobile dental clinics to Ukraine. Planmeca, one of the world’s…

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How much attention have you paid to the dental news this week? – 20 August 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? Here’s what happened over the past seven days… Patient flies to Nepal to…

Dentistry

Dentists from Ukraine waiting ‘up to three years’ to practise in UK

A family of Ukrainian dentists have described the ‘sad’ realities of passing the overseas registration exam in order to practise…

Dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week – 30 July 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem – here’s what happened over the past seven days… ‘Significant decline’…

Dentistry

‘It’s like survivor’s guilt’ – one dentist on the emotional impact of the Russia-Ukraine war

Dentist Myroslav Goncharuk-Khomyn talks to Leo Jurkiw about the realities of life in western Ukraine and how he is contributing…

Dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week – 16 July 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem – here’s what happened over the past seven days… Nine in…

Dentistry

‘I believe we’ll pass through this dark period’ – the perspective of a dentist in Ukraine

Leo Jurkiw interviews Stella Benjaminova, the owner of a dental clinic in Ukraine, to hear about how they are surviving…

Dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week – 18 June 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Reform of NHS…

Dentistry

More than £85,000 worth of dental equipment donated to Ukraine

After overseeing a five-figure dental donation to Ukraine, Leo Jurkiw opens up about the importance of maintaining momentum when it…

Dentistry

What is the current state of Ukrainian dentistry?

Myroslav Goncharuk-Khomyn provides his views on the current situation of Ukrainian dentistry, and the challenges being faced. The war in…

Dentistry

Ukraine war – ‘have you ever cemented crowns with explosions nearby?’

Leo Jurkiw speaks to Oleksandr Dikalo, director of Dental Clinic 8 Kharkiv, about life practising as a dentist, whilst in…

Dentistry

Dental news you’ve missed this week – 23 April 2022

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Dentistry Census – dentistry…

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‘Making promises that can’t be kept’ – Ukrainian refugees offered NHS dentistry

Health professionals are advised to help refugees from Ukraine find an NHS dentist, sparking fears that new arrivals will be…

Dentistry

Kevin Lewis – putting it into perspective

Kevin Lewis discusses the war in Ukraine and how fortunate we are in the UK to be untouched by such…

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